One of the UK’s first professors of sport psychology, Lew served three Olympic cycles as chair of the British Olympic Association’s Psychology Steering Group (from 1989 to 2000). He is also one of few people to have given keynote addresses at all major global sport psychology conferences.
With more than 100 research publications to his name, Lew’s central research interest is the psychology of very high-level performance, including the effects of stress, mental toughness, motivation, the use of psychological skills and strategies, transformational leadership, and teamwork.
He has extensive applied experience across military, business, and sport domains. Although now retired from his academic role, he remains a key research collaborator of the Institute for the Psychology of Elite Performance.